Browsing: Economy

As the investment world still comes to grips with the Fitch Ratings decision to downgrade the U.S. debt rating, here’s an eye-popping stat: the U.S. government’s…

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in July, but solid wage gains and a decline in the unemployment…

The July jobs report on Friday showed the U.S. economy gained 187,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate dipping to 3.5% from 3.6%. Economists polled…

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs during the month of July, less than the 200,000 economists were expecting and below the 209,000 created in June.  The unemployment…

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is expected to issue his long-awaited executive order to screen outbound investments in sensitive technologies to China early…

Here’s a clear sign the U.S. jobs market is getting weaker: Fewer businesses are hiring. The U.S. added a solid 187,000 new jobs in July, but…

The numbers: The U.S. added a more modest 187,000 new jobs in July, perhaps a sign the economy is cooling enough to drive inflation lower and…

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine headline inflation was expected to ease for a sixth straight month with the central bank on Monday projecting the rate in July…

Investing.com — U.S. stocks point higher ahead of a week of major corporate results and key economic data. Amazon and Apple are set to round out…

The numbers: The productivity of American workers and companies rebounded in the second quarter and grew at a 3.7% annual pace, but it wasn’t all good…